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2018 Men's World Floorball Championships

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2018 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates1–9 December 2018
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Finland
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored507 (10.56 per match)
Attendance181,518 (3,782 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Slovakia Michal Dudovič (21 points)
MVPSwitzerland Pascal Meier
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The 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 12th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 1 to 9 December 2018.

WFC 2018 Qualification

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  Host
  Qualified
  Did not qualify

33 teams have registered for the 12th IFF Men’s World Floorball Championships, only 16 of them to reach the final group consisted of 16 teams. Host country, Czech Republic, qualifies automatically.

In Europe, there were four qualification groups with three event locations – Tallinn (Estonia), Nitra (Slovakia) and Valmiera (Latvia). The Asia-Oceania group tournament took place in Jeju Island, South Korea. It was the first IFF event hosted by Korea. USA and Canada played their qualification in Toronto, Canada.[1]

Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1  Czech Republic
Asia-Oceania Qualification 22–27 January 2018 South Korea Jeju Island 4  Australia
 Singapore
 Thailand
 Japan
European Qualification 1 31 January – 4 February 2018 Estonia Tallinn 3  Finland
 Estonia
 Poland
European Qualification 2 31 January – 4 February 2018 Slovakia Nitra 3  Sweden
 Germany
 Slovakia
European Qualification 3 30 January – 3 February 2018 Latvia Valmiera 2   Switzerland
 Latvia
European Qualification 4 31 January – 4 February 2018 Slovakia Nitra 2  Denmark
 Norway
Americas Qualification 10–11 February 2018 Canada Toronto 1  Canada
Total 16

Venues

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O2 arena Arena Sparta – Podvinny mlyn
Capacity: 17 000

The main competition arena.

Capacity: 1 300

The second competition arena and practice arena.

Address: Českomoravská 2345/17, 190 93 Praha 9

Opened since: 2004

Distance to City Center: cca 10 km[2]

Address: Kovanecká 2405/27, 190 00 Praha 9

Opened since: 2008

Distance to City Center: cca 10 km[2]

Tournament groups

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After the group ballot, 16 teams are divided into 4 groups. In the group stage each team plays each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches.

The two best teams of group A and B go directly to the quarter-final. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D make it to the first playoff round (played before the quarter-finals).[3]

Group A Group B Group C Group D

  Switzerland
 Czech Republic (hosts)
 Latvia
 Germany

 Sweden
 Finland
 Norway
 Denmark

 Australia
 Estonia
 Poland
 Thailand

 Canada
 Slovakia
 Singapore
 Japan

Results

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic (H) 3 2 0 1 19 13 +6 4 Quarterfinals 6–4 10–5 3–4
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 24 10 +14 4 4–6 13–1 7–3
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 11 27 −16 2 Play-off round 5–10 1–13 5–4
4  Latvia 3 1 0 2 11 15 −4 2 4–3 3–7 4–5
Source: IFF
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 39 5 +34 6 Quarterfinals 5–4 9–1 25–0
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 20 7 +13 4 4–5 9–1 7–1
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 11 21 −10 2 Play-off round 1–9 1–9 9–3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 4 41 −37 0 0–25 1–7 3–9
Source: IFF

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia 3 3 0 0 26 2 +24 6 Play-off round 11–5 4–3 11–4
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 13 16 −3 4 5–11 4–2 4–3
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 10 10 0 2 13th–16th place playoff 3–4 2–4 5–2
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 9 20 −11 0 4–11 3–4 2–5
Source: IFF

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 3 0 0 45 6 +39 6 Play-off round 12–3 18–2 15–1
2  Canada 3 1 1 1 21 18 +3 3 3–12 4–4 14–2
3  Singapore 3 1 1 1 15 27 −12 3 13th–16th place playoff 2–18 4–4 9–5
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 8 38 −30 0 1–15 2–14 5–9
Source: IFF

Knock-out stage

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Play-off
5 December
Quarterfinals
6–7 December
Semifinals
8 December
Final
9 December
 Czech Republic 10
 Denmark 3  Denmark 1
 Estonia 2  Czech Republic 2
 Finland 7
 Finland 6
 Germany 7  Germany 1
 Canada 2  Finland 6
 Sweden 3
 Sweden 14
 Latvia 6  Latvia 1
 Slovakia 1  Sweden 5 (P) Third place
  Switzerland 4
  Switzerland 3 (OT)  Czech Republic 2
 Norway 10  Norway 2   Switzerland 4
 Australia 0

Play-off

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5 December 2018
10:00
Latvia 6–1
(2–1, 0–0, 4–0)
 SlovakiaO2 Arena
Attendance: 7,069
Game reference
Jānis SalcevičsGoaliesRastislav MazákReferees:
Sweden Håkan Söderman
Sweden Glenn Boström
0–12:22 – Mráz (Kubovič)
Ceriņš (Raitums) – 8:141–1
Jansons (Blinds) – 12:502–1
Cerins (J. Rajeckis) – 44:033–1
Jansons – 54:184–1
Trekše (A. Rajeckis) – 57:525–1
Kovaļevskis (Raitums) – 59:456–1
6 minPenalties6 min
5 December 2018
12:45
Denmark 3–2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)
 EstoniaO2 Arena
Attendance: 4,013
Game reference
Mike TrolleGoaliesDaniel VaigurReferees:
Finland Henri Heinola
Finland Manu Marttinen
Odfeldt (Dalkvist) – 7:061–0
1–132:09 – Kareliusson (Widercrantz)
Schmidt (Buckner) – 45:502–1
2–246:32 – Tamme (Pass)
Nielsen (Odfeldt) – 51:463–2
7 minPenalties0 min
5 December 2018
15:30
Norway 10–0
(3–0, 4–0, 3–0)
 AustraliaArena Sparta
Attendance: 365
Game reference
Andreas FalkeidGoaliesEythan YeohReferees:
Czech Republic Kamil Sojka
Czech Republic Tomáš Sojka
no scorer (own goal) – 2:121–0
Kvisvik (Normann) – 2:372–0
Jansson (Olesen) (PP) – 6:163–0
Jansson (Olesen) – 23:534–0
Bjerknes (Kronberg) – 31:525–0
Kronberg (Bjerknes) – 33:586–0
Olesen (Normann) (SH) – 39:387–0
Kvisvik (Normann) – 40:408–0
Olesen (Jansson) – 47:519–0
Kronberg (Bjerknes) – 52:0310–0
6 minPenalties2 min
5 December 2018
18:30
Germany 7–2
(2–1, 3–1, 2–0)
 CanadaArena Sparta
Attendance: 282
Game reference
Nils HallerstedeGoaliesTaylor ShippReferees:
Finland Vesa Vilkki
Finland Mikko Alakare
0–10:39 – Viitakoski (Kuysten)
Blanke (Hoppe) – 7:011–1
Schuschwary (J. Bröker) – 16:412–1
Weigelt (Schuschwary) – 29:523–1
Blanke (Ruger) – 30:454–1
von Pritzbuer (Nihlen) – 36:475–1
5–237:40 – Barber (Viitakoski) (PP)
von Pritzbuer (Siede) – 48:156–2
Siede (Schuschwary) (PP) – 58:567–2
6 minPenalties6 min

Quarterfinals

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6 December 2018
16:30
Switzerland 3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 NorwayO2 Arena
Attendance: 3,977
Game reference
Pascal MeierGoaliesMarkus JelsnesReferees:
Latvia Mārtiņš Larinovs
Latvia Mārtiņš Gross
Rüegger (Laely) – 7:161–0
1–114:59 – Bjerknes (Fredriksen)
Maurer (Meier) – 41:242–1
2–256:18 – Kronberg (Jelsnes)
Braillard (Laely) – 60:303–2
0 minPenalties2 min
6 December 2018
19:30
Czech Republic 10–1
(3–1, 4–0, 3–0)
 DenmarkO2 Arena
Attendance: 5,073
Game reference
Lukáš SoučekGoaliesMike TrolleReferees:
Sweden Håkan Söderman
Sweden Glenn Boström
Rýpar (Suchánek) – 4:491–0
Šebek (Jendrišák) – 5:032–0
2–110:55 – Glass (Eldholm)
Doza (Pražan) – 13:143–1
Jendrišák (Němeček) – 23:394–1
Kisugite (Curney) – 25:525–1
Veltšmíd (Beneš) – 30:326–1
Jendrišák (Kisugite) – 37:077–1
Jendrišák (Rýpar) (PP) – 43:468–1
Delong (Rýpar) – 50:579–1
Němeček (Curney) – 59:2710–1
2 minPenalties4 min
7 December 2018
15:10
Sweden 14–1
(7–0, 5–1, 2–0)
 LatviaO2 Arena
Attendance: 3,871
Game reference
Måns Parsjö-TegnerGoaliesJānis Salcevičs
Ivars Dišereits
Referees:
Finland Henri Heinola
Finland Manu Marttinen
Enström (Johansson) – 0:231–0
Wilhelmsson (Palmen) – 2:082–0
Rudd (PS) – 4:053–0
Carlström (Johansson) – 10:064–0
Sjögren (Rudd) – 11:195–0
Hedlund (Johansson) – 13:086–0
Enström (Hedlund) – 17:407–0
Johansson – 20:278–0
Enström (Samuelsson) – 22:349–0
9–123:35 – Kovaļevskis (Trekše)
Östholm (Wilhelmsson) – 30:0410–1
Östholm – 36:3511–1
Nilsson (Wilhelmsson) (DP) – 39:5912–1
Gustafsson (Sjögren) – 47:5613–1
Carlström (Hedlund) – 49:4714–1
0 minPenalties2 min
7 December 2018
18:00
Finland 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)
 GermanyO2 Arena
Attendance: 3,772
Game reference
Lassi TorisevaGoaliesMike DietzReferees:
Switzerland Sandra Zurbuchen
Switzerland Corina Wehinger
Johansson (Salo) – 0:481–0
Salo (Johansson) – 6:002–0
Kotilainen (Kukkola) – 22:423–0
Kotilainen (Kivilehto) – 30:524–0
4–137:23 – Nihlen (von Pritzbuer)
Johansson (Salin) – 44:005–1
Kukkola (Johansson) – 59:206–1
0 minPenalties0 min

Semifinals

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8 December 2018
16:00
Czech Republic 2–7
(0–1, 0–2, 2–4)
 FinlandO2 Arena
Attendance: 12,811
Game reference
Lukáš SoučekGoaliesEero KosonenReferees:
Sweden Thomas Andersson
Sweden Rickard Wissman
2 minPenalties4 min
8 December 2018
19:00
Sweden 5–4 PS
(1–1, 2–1, 1–2, 0–0, 1–0)
  SwitzerlandO2 Arena
Attendance: 10,267
Game reference
Johan RehnGoaliesPascal MeierReferees:
Finland Henri Heinola
Finland Manu Marttinen
2 minPenalties2 min

Bronze medal game

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9 December 2018
13:00
Czech Republic 2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)
  SwitzerlandO2 Arena
Attendance: 16,112
Game reference
Lukáš SoučekGoaliesPascal MeierReferees:
Sweden Hakan Soderman
Sweden Glenn Boström
0–18:16 – Kanzig (Hofbauer)
0–213:37 – no scorer (own goal)
Rýpar (Garčar) – 18:061–2
Ondrušek (Dóža) – 33:072–2
2–339:24 – Braillard (Mendelin) (PP)
2–446:01 – Riedi (Braillard)
4 minPenalties4 min

Final

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9 December 2018
16:00
Finland 6–3
(1–0, 1–1, 4–2)
 SwedenO2 Arena
Attendance: 16,276
Game reference
Eero KosonenGoaliesJohan RehnReferees:
Latvia Mārtiņš Larinovs
Latvia Mārtiņš Gross
Kivilehto (Leikkanen) – 3:301–0
Kotilainen (Lastikka) – 23:572–0
2–127:25 – Carlstrom (Johansson) (PP)
2–242:41 – Rudd
Kivilehto (Kotilainen) – 46:213–2
Kotilainen (Vaananen) – 48:344–2
Salo (Lamminen) – 49:355–2
5–355:29 – Rudd (PS)
Johansson (Salin) (EN) – 58:116–3
4 minPenalties4 min

Placement matches

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5th place bracket

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5–8th place semifinals5th place
 
      
 
8 December – O2 Arena
 
 
 Denmark2
 
9 December – O2 Arena
 
 Germany4
 
 Germany3
 
8 December – Arena Sparta
 
 Latvia5
 
 Latvia6 (P)
 
 
 Norway5
 
7th place
 
 
9 December – Arena Sparta
 
 
 Denmark5
 
 
 Norway9
5–8th place semifinals
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8 December 2018
11:00
Latvia 6–5 (PS)
(1–2, 1–1, 3–2, 0–0, 1–0)
 NorwayArena Sparta
Attendance: 575
Game reference
Jānis SalcevičsGoaliesAndreas FalkeidReferees:
Sweden Hakan Soderman
Sweden Glenn Boström
0–12:45 – Jansson (Olesen)
J. Rajeckis (Raitums) – 6:301–1
1–212:36 – Nilsson
Jansons (Raitums) – 30:402–2
2–332:15 – Fredriksen (Kronberg)
Kovaļevskis (Trekše) – 46:093–3
3–447:20 – Hjemgard (Kronberg)
3–552:24 – Hjemgard (Bjerknes)
Kovaļevskis (Trekše) – 53:014–5
Kovaļevskis (A. Rajeckis) – 57:525–5
Jansons – 70:006–5
2 minPenalties2 min
8 December 2018
13:00
Denmark 2–4
(1–0, 0–2, 1–2)
 GermanyO2 Arena
Attendance: 3893
Game reference
Mike TrolleGoaliesMike DietzReferees:
Czech Republic Kamil Sojka
Czech Republic Tomáš Sojka
Glass (Mørup) – 6:031–0
1–137:22 – N. Broker (von Pritzbuer)
1–238:05 – J. Broker (Wenning)
Glass (Schmidt) – 41:312–2
2–349:46 – Schuschwary (J. Broker) (PP)
2–457:34 – J. Broker (Burmeister)
4 minPenalties4 min
5th place match
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9 December 2018
10:00
Germany 3–5
(0–2, 2–2, 1–1)
 LatviaO2 Arena
Game reference
Referees:
Czech Republic Kamil Sojka
Czech Republic Tomáš Sojka
2 minPenalties2 min
7th place match
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9 December 2018
10:00
Denmark 5–9
(1–4, 3–3, 1–2)
 NorwayArena Sparta
Game reference
Mike TrolleGoaliesAndreas FalkeidReferees:
0
2

9th place bracket

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Matches 9th–11th9th place
 
      
 
6 December – Arena Sparta
 
 
 Australia3
 
7 December – Arena Sparta
 
 Slovakia12
 
 Slovakia7
 
6 December – Arena Sparta
 
 Estonia5
 
 Canada2
 
 
 Estonia9
 
11th place
 
 
7 December – Arena Sparta
 
 
 Australia5
 
 
 Canada6

13th place bracket

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Matches 13th–16th13th place
 
      
 
6 December – Arena Sparta
 
 
 Singapore3
 
7 December – Arena Sparta
 
 Thailand4
 
 Thailand1
 
6 December – Arena Sparta
 
 Poland9
 
 Poland6
 
 
 Japan2
 
15th place
 
 
7 December – Arena Sparta
 
 
 Singapore2
 
 
 Japan4

Ranking and statistics

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Final ranking

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Finns Celebrating after a 6-3 win over Sweden in the final

The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:

 Finland
 Sweden
  Switzerland
4  Czech Republic
5  Latvia
6  Germany
7  Norway
8  Denmark
9  Slovakia
10  Estonia
11  Canada
12  Australia
13  Poland
14  Thailand
15  Japan
16  Singapore

All-star team

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Tournament all-star team:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's WFC 2018 Qualifications". IFF. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  2. ^ a b "Arenas". IFF. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  3. ^ "Tournament Format". IFF. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. ^ "WFC 2018 All Star Team – 09.12.2018". WFC2018. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  5. ^ "Pascal Meier is the MVP of WFC 2018 – 09.12.2018". WFC2018. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
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